Tag: Education
How taking public radio’s journalism into classrooms can engage and educate students
In an excerpt from her book "Listen Wise: Teach Students to Be Better Listeners," Monica Brady-Myerov recalls the "lightbulb moment" that led ...Vegas PBS offers workforce training program for youth in juvenile justice system
With funding from MGM Resorts, the station aims to help close equity gaps for students in detention.NEA grant supports use of WTJU jazz history show in classrooms
The community radio station in Charlottesville, Va., will turn the show "Jazz at 100" into a curriculum for high school and early ...Sesame Workshop focuses on racial literacy with four-year Coming Together initiative
The project's content will encourage conversations "that parents, caregivers or providers often don't know how to start."With new program, ‘Nova’ hopes to inspire and diversify next generation of science communicators
The national program will help 30 students make science videos about topics of their choice.Indiana invests $6.7M in statewide pilot of educational datacasts
The funds allow all of Indiana's public TV stations to build capacity to deliver lessons to students who can't access the internet.Michigan stations prepare launch of statewide learning channel
The state government has invested $3.5 million in a digital multicast and streaming service that provides K–12 instruction.Pennsylvania PBS pilots datacasting’s capabilities for at-home learning
Pennsylvania's governor recently announced an $8 million grant to Pennsylvania PBS to build datacasting capabilities for the seven-station public TV network to ...With classes resuming, stations build on spring efforts for ‘phase two’ of remote learning initiatives
“We have had some time to reflect, to listen and to refine so that we can be right there, hand in hand ...John Lawson joins Public Media Venture Group to advocate for Next Gen TV
The business consortium of 31 public broadcasters is adding an advocacy voice in Washington.WTVP plans launch of multicast channel for at-home learning
The public TV station and local school system forged a partnership to improve at-home learning for students with limited internet access.Virginia stations fill gaps in distance learning by putting teachers’ lessons on-air
VA TV Classroom, an instructional TV service produced by WHRO, targets K-12 students who can't access the internet.Why public media should be partnering on statewide education
"Today and into the future, public media stations should continue to look for ways to use government funding to pour support and ...California stations create at-home learning service that aims to bridge digital divide
A plan to provide over-the-air programming to students who lack internet access has emerged as a model for public TV stations across ...TV stations ramp up local productions tied to women’s suffrage movement
Building on the theme of PBS' summer schedule, education specialists aim to bring voices of more women into learning media.
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